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- Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 8, Episode 15
Agent for H.A.R.M.: Directed by Michael J. Nelson. With Kevin Murphy, Paul Chaplin, Bradley J. Keely, Michael J. Nelson. Mike Nelson is put on trial by the Galactic Tribunal for his unintentional planet destroying spree.
- (468)
- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Michael J. Nelson
- 1997-08-02
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K)Episode 815 "Agent for H.A.R.M."Original Air Date: August 2, 1997 (Sci-Fi Channel)OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.mst3k.comC...
- 92 min
- 32.3K
- CORE
The eponymous "Agent For H.A.R.M." is one Adam Chance, a joyless fellow who favors yellow cardigan sweaters and looks like Dr. Smith's less effeminate younger brother. Chance is assigned to protect one Dr. Jan Steffanic, a scientist recently defected from a vague Iron Curtain country (remember them?).
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- MST3K Connections
- Critical Response
is a made-for-TV movie that was the pilot for a potential series.
During the Cold War, East German scientist Dr. Jan Stefanik has developed a secret biological weapon. He defects, clutching an briefcase containing "spore-forming meteorite fragments" closely pursued by hostile agents. He makes it to the US, but not before his companion is killed by a double agent with a gun that shoots instant-flesh-eating spores into his face.
Stefanik takes up residence in a beach house/laboratory outside San Diego where he is independently working on a spore antidote. Living with him is his bikini-clad archery-expert niece Ava, whose existence he was unaware of until recently.
Across the border in Mexico, a team from the Biological Warfare Commissariat of his former country has established operations, headed by the villainous Malko. They are planning to Adam Chance, an agent for H.A.R.M. (Human Aetiological Relations Machine) is dispatched by his boss Jim Graff to investigate the murder of Stefanik's lab assistant. Adam arrives at the beach house and flirts with Ava. Stefanik welcomes Chance, though they later disagree about Chance's methods.
Meanwhile, Ava is secretly talking to someone through her portable record player. Chance proceeds to battle the bad guys while wearing a canary yellow cardigan and welding goggles and riding a moped.
•Peter Mark Richman as Adam Chance
•Carl Esmond as Professor Jan Stefánik
•Barbara Bouchet as Ava Vestok
•Wendell Corey as Jim Graff
•Steve Stevens as Billy
•Martin Kosleck as Basil Malko
•Produced as a television pilot for a new spy series, it was eventually given a theatrical release.
•H.A.R.M. stands for "Human Aetiological Relations Machine." "Aetiology" is a British variant of "etiology," which is the branch of medical science concerned with causes and origins of diseases. This full wording is seen at the top of the world map in the very last scene of the movie.
•The four-plex where this was filmed in Santa Monica can be seen here, via Google Street View. The neighborhood has been built up since 1966, and the building in question was demolished sometime after 2008, and replaced with a blue building in 2014.
•Despite the film ostensibly being set in San Diego, all of filming seems to have been done in Santa Monica, Malibu, and the Malibu hills.
•Some of the earlier posters printed to advertise the film misspelled Peter Mark Richman's surname as Richmond. He was reportedly annoyed by this.
•The cinematographer was Ted V. Mikels, who would later produce and direct several films used by Mystery Science Theater 3000, RiffTrax, and Cinematic Titanic. He had previously been the cinematographer for Catalina Caper.
•Writer Blair Robertson was also writer for The Slime People (in which she also portrayed Mrs. Castillo) and script supervisor for Catalina Caper.
•Wendell Corey also portrayed Admiral David King in Women of the Prehistoric Planet.
•Rafael Campos also had an unspecified role in Girl in Gold Boots.
•Robert Donner (morgue attendant) also portrayed Fingers O'Toole in Catalina Caper.
•Actor and makeup artist Marc Snegoff (Conrad) was also makeup supervisor for Catalina Caper and makeup artist for The Time Travelers.
•Associate producer Edward Finch Abrams was also associate producer for The Crawling Hand and The Slime People (in which he also portrayed a bum in the theater).
•Michael Weldon in The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film wrote: "A low-budget American James Bond by a director known for his Outer Limits episodes. Mark Richman stars as agent Adam Chance. H.A.R.M. chief Wendell Corey sends him to investigate a plot to import an alien spore that turns human flesh to fungus. Martin Koslek as Malko is the star villa...
"Mystery Science Theater 3000" Agent for H.A.R.M. (TV Episode 1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The MST3K presentation of Agent for H.A.R.M. contains these tropes: Aesop Amnesia: Done on purpose in Mike's trial. He is offered an assortment of possible defense attorneys to represent him, including Bobo the Gorilla. Mike asks why Bobo is on the list, which the Sarcasm-Blind judge takes to mean he's choosing Bobo.
Aug 17, 2017 · • This episode is included in Shout’s “Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XXXIII.” • Bill’s take is here. • As Bill notes, that’s Bill as judge, except when Paul fills in at one point. • References.
